"Sleepless in Seattle" and Culture

There are those who will claim that "Sleepless in Seattle" is too corny, with sugar-coated cuteness filling in for the lack of a strong plot. And, while they have a point, there's something that the cynics are missing -- it's meant to be this way. By its own admission, this film is intended as a throwback to the screen romances of the past (An Affair to Remember in particular, which is cited numerous times, and borrowed from explicitly and implicitly). It offers a mere glimpse of the "American dream" and hopes of the past, anyone expecting a tale of stark modern life from Sleepless in Seat…